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History & Heritage: intermediate level
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middle ages
[ˌmɪdl ˈeɪʤɪz]
renaissance
[rɪˈneɪsəns]
industrial revolution
[ɪnˈdʌstriəl ˌrevəˈluːʃn]
enlightenment
[ɪnˈlaɪtnmənt]
reformation
[ˌrefəˈmeɪʃn]
colonization
[ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn]
empire
[ˈempaɪə]
colonial
[kəˈləʊniəl]
revolution
[ˌrevəˈluːʃn]
uprising
[ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ]
civil war
[ˈsɪv(ə)l wɔː]
independence
[ˌɪndɪˈpendəns]
constitution
[ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn]
parliament
[ˈpɑːləmənt]
monarchy
[ˈmɒnəki]
republic
[rɪˈpʌblɪk]
reform
[rɪˈfɔːm]
law
[lɔː]
treaty
[ˈtriːti]
alliance
[əˈlaɪəns]
empire collapse
[ˈempaɪə kəˈlæps]
migration
[maɪˈgreɪʃn]
trade route
[treɪd ruːt]
navigation
[ˌnævɪˈgeɪʃn]
exploration
[ˌekspləˈreɪʃn]
discovery
[dɪˈskʌvərɪ]
chronology
[krəˈnɒləʤi]
source
[sɔːs]
primary source
[ˈpraɪməri sɔːs]
secondary source
[ˈsekəndəri sɔːs]
evidence
[ˈevɪdəns]
analysis
[əˈnæləsɪs]
causes
[ˈkɔːzɪz]
consequences
[ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz]
reign
[reɪn]
dynasty
[ˈdɪnəsti]
feudalism
[ˈfjuːdlɪzəm]
serf
[sɜːf]
knight
[naɪt]
castle
[ˈkɑːsl]
crusades
[kruːˈseɪdz]
plague
[pleɪg]
population
[ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn]
urbanization
[ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃn]
industry
[ˈɪndəstri]
factory
[ˈfæktri]
railway
[ˈreɪlweɪ]
steam engine
[stiːm ˈenʤɪn]
invention
[ɪnˈvenʃn]
ideology
[ˌaɪdɪˈɒləʤi]
nationalism
[ˈnæʃnəlɪzəm]
imperialism
[ɪmˈpɪərɪəlɪzəm]
colonial rule
[kəˈləʊniəl ruːl]
abolition
[ˌæbəˈlɪʃn]
slavery
[ˈsleɪvəri]
emancipation
[ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃn]
civil rights
[ˈsɪv(ə)l raɪts]
occupation
[ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃn]
resistance
[rɪˈzɪstəns]
armistice
[ˈɑːmɪstɪs]
treaty of peace
[ˈtriːti əv piːs]
reconstruction
[ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃn]
timeline
[ˈtaɪmlaɪn]
historical figure
[hɪˈstɒrɪkl ˈfɪgə]
legacy
[ˈlegəsi]
cultural heritage
[ˈkʌlʧərəl ˈherɪtɪʤ]
archival
[ɑːˈkaɪvəl]
manuscript
[ˈmænjuːskrɪpt]
chronicle
[ˈkrɒnɪkl]
empire expansion
[ˈempaɪə ɪkˈspænʃn]
trade
[treɪd]
economy
[ɪˈkɒnəmi]
social change
[ˈsəʊʃl ʧeɪnʤ]
political change
[pəˈlɪtɪkl ʧeɪnʤ]
revolutionary
[ˌrevəˈluːʃnəri]
treaty of alliance
[ˈtriːti əv əˈlaɪəns]
colonial expansion
[kəˈləʊniəl ɪkˈspænʃn]
occupation forces
[ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃn ˈfɔːsɪz]
economic crisis
[ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ˈkraɪsɪs]
trade agreement
[treɪd əˈgriːmənt]
territory
[ˈterɪtəri]
border dispute
[ˈbɔːdə dɪsˈpjuːt]
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